Anthony Colve

Anthony Colve was the Director-General of New Netherland from 19 September 1673 to 10 November 1674. He interrupted John Berry and Philip Carteret's terms as Governor of New Jersey and Francis Lovelace and Edmund Andros' terms as Governor of New York, serving as governor during a brief restoration of Dutch rule during the Anglo-Dutch Wars.

Biography
Anthony Colve was involved with the 1667 recapture of Suriname from England during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, and he became a captain at Fort Lillo in 1670 and commanded troops in Veere in 1672. In 1673, he was appointed Director-General of New Netherland after the Dutch recaptured New York City, and New York was renamed "New Orange" during his brief administration. In 1683, he became a Lieutenant-Colonel, and he became commander of Veere in 1695.